Lagoon Phrases

Phrases

• Bay for blood
• Big fish in a small pool (someone considered influential compared to their less significant peers)
• Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding book and Renee Zellweger / Colin Firth movie)
• Ducks on a pond (A baseball expression meaning having runners in scoring position)
• Girl With A Pearl Earring (Scarlett Johansson / Colin Firth movie)
• Harbour a grudge
• Hold at bay
• Keep at bay
• Little fish in a big pond (someone considered unimportant compared to their more significant peers)
• Open the bay doors HAL (A catchphrase from 2001, A Space Odyssey)
• Pocket pool
• Pond life
• Pond scum
• Safe harbour
• Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay (Otis Redding song)
• Sydney Harbour Bridge (tourist attraction in Sydney Australia)
• The Bay State (Nickname of the US state of Massachusetts)
• The Big Pond (nickname of the Atlantic Ocean between the UK and the USA)
• The Boston Tea Party (historical event where chests of tea were dumped into Boston harbour)
• The King's Speech (Colin Firth movie)